FAST POSITION FIXING METHOD FOR GPS NAVIGATOR

• US 20080252519A1
• Filed: 10/29/2007
• Published: 10/16/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Moon, Young Khon
• Application Number:
  US11/927,082
• Publication Number:
  US 20080252519A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 342/357.09
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/05 providing aiding data

Abstract

A fast position fixing method for a Global Positioning System (GPS) navigator includes receiving, at an assistant device, GPS data from GPS satellites in response to a GPS data reception command, and transmitting the GPS data to the navigator, locating, at the navigator, the GPS satellites on the basis of the GPS data, and receiving, at the navigator, current GPS data from the located GPS satellites, computing a current position of the navigator on the basis of the current GPS data, and outputting the current position of the navigator.

Claims

1. A fast position fixing method for a Global Positioning System (GPS) navigator, comprising:

receiving, at an assistant device, GPS data from GPS satellites in response to a GPS data reception command, and transmitting the GPS data to the navigator;

locating, at the navigator, the GPS satellites on the basis of the GPS data; and

receiving, at the navigator, current GPS data from the located GPS satellites, computing a current position of the navigator on the basis of the current GPS data, and outputting the current position of the navigator.

2. The fast position fixing method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the GPS data comprises:

receiving a GPS data request command; and

transmitting the GPS data to the navigator in response to the GPS data request command.

3. The fast position fixing method of claim 2, wherein the GPS data is transmitted with a navigator driving signal.

4. The fast position fixing method of claim 3, wherein transmitting the GPS data further comprises ending, at the assistant device, reception of the GPS data.

5. The fast position fixing method of claim 1, wherein computing a current position of the navigator further comprises:

tracking the located GPS satellites and calculating a fix; and

updating the current position of the navigator on the basis of the fix.

6. The fast position fixing method of claim 1, wherein the GPS data includes ephemeris, almanac and GPS time.

7. The fast position fixing method of claim 1, wherein the GPS data is transmitted from the assistant device to the navigator through a wireless link established on the basis of a wireless communication standard.

8. The fast position fixing method of claim 7, wherein the wireless communication standard is any one of an Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Bluetooth®

and Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN).

9. A fast position fixing method for a Global Positioning System (GPS) navigator, comprising:

receiving, at an assistant device, GPS data from GPS satellites and transmitting the GPS data to the GPS navigator;

locating, at the GPS navigator, the GPS satellites, computing a fix on the basis of the GPS data received from the assistant device, and receiving current GPS data from the located GPS satellites;

computing a current position of the navigator on the basis of the current GPS data and outputting the current position of the navigator.

10. The fast position fixing method of claim 9, wherein transmitting the GPS data further comprises:

receiving a GPS data request signal from the navigator; and

transmitting the GPS data to the navigator in response to the GPS data request signal.

11. The fast position fixing method of claim 10, wherein transmitting the GPS data further comprises:

sending, at the navigator, a transmission end request signal to the assistant device; and

ending, at the assistant device, transmission of the GPS data upon receiving the transmission end request signal.

12. The fast position fixing method of claim 11, further comprising:

receiving, at the navigator, a navigator turn-off command; and

transmitting a GPS data reception request signal to the assistant device.

13. The fast position fixing method of claim 9, wherein computing a current position of the navigator comprises:

tracking the located GPS satellites and calculating the fix; and

updating the current position of the navigator on the basis of the fix.

14. The fast position fixing method of claim 13, wherein the GPS data includes ephemeris, almanac and GPS time.

15. The fast position fixing method of claim 9, wherein the GPS data is transmitted from the assistant device to the navigator through a wireless link established on the basis of a wireless communication standard.

16. The fast position fixing method of claim 15, wherein the wireless communication standard is any one of an Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Bluetooth®

and Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN).